Spark Ignite - initiative for projects with commercial potential

How can Ignite help me?

Do you have an innovative idea that could become a business or be scaled nationwide? Unsure how to develop your idea and bring it to life?

Spark Ignite will introduce you to essential knowledge about healthcare entrepreneurship. It will equip you with the skills and supports needed to bring your idea to reality.

The initiative provides:

funding
mentoring support
network building to help you on your entrepreneurial journey

What are we looking for?

Motivated, passionate individuals and teams
Innovative healthcare solutions, products, or services with commercial potential
Ideas for healthcare innovations that could be adopted across the health service for broad scale impact

Benefits for successful applicants

Successful applicants will benefit from:

access to a bespoke healthcare entrepreneurship programme delivered in collaboration with our partners at Enterprise Ireland and HIHI
an opportunity to pitch your solution at in-person mentoring
bespoke supports for the development of your idea
a pathway to further supports within the healthcare innovation network